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Last update: 22:39 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Feb 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
45° NE
9 kts
max 12 kts
99%
2.96 mm
8° C
970 hpa
178° S
0.6 m
4 s
00:52
2.5 m
03h
321° NW
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
1.34 mm
8° C
972 hpa
199° SSW
0.5 m
5 s
3.1 m
06h
292° WNW
11 kts
max 18 kts
13%
8° C
975 hpa
127° SE
0.5 m
5 s
07:14
4.8 m
09h
274° W
10 kts
max 18 kts
19%
7° C
977 hpa
142° SE
0.5 m
5 s
4.4 m
12h
274° W
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
9° C
979 hpa
172° S
0.5 m
6 s
2.8 m
15h
280° W
13 kts
max 20 kts
97%
0.59 mm
9° C
981 hpa
218° SW
0.6 m
6 s
13:37
2.4 m
18h
285° WNW
14 kts
max 24 kts
99%
1.28 mm
8° C
984 hpa
234° SW
0.7 m
6 s
4.2 m
21h
290° WNW
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
239° WSW
0.7 m
6 s
20:00
4.8 m

Friday, Feb 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
316° NW
3 kts
max 6 kts
97%
6° C
987 hpa
246° WSW
0.6 m
7 s
3.1 m
03h
84° E
4 kts
max 4 kts
93%
6° C
986 hpa
211° SSW
0.5 m
7 s
02:21
2.4 m
06h
66° ENE
9 kts
max 10 kts
92%
6° C
985 hpa
145° SE
0.5 m
7 s
3.9 m
09h
76° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
986 hpa
83° E
0.6 m
7 s
08:35
5.0 m
12h
72° ENE
13 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
987 hpa
63° ENE
0.7 m
6 s
3.5 m
15h
66° ENE
15 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
988 hpa
61° ENE
1.0 m
5 s
15:07
2.2 m
18h
52° NE
18 kts
max 21 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
41° NE
1.4 m
5 s
3.5 m
21h
44° NE
19 kts
max 23 kts
99%
5° C
994 hpa
42° NE
1.7 m
6 s
21:04
5.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Feb 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
33° NNE
20 kts
max 24 kts
99%
5° C
997 hpa
42° NE
1.8 m
7 s
3.8 m
03h
21° NNE
21 kts
max 25 kts
99%
4° C
1001 hpa
42° NE
1.7 m
7 s
03:42
2.1 m
06h
15° NNE
20 kts
max 26 kts
74%
4° C
1004 hpa
41° NE
1.6 m
7 s
3.0 m
09h
358° N
18 kts
max 22 kts
42%
4° C
1009 hpa
41° NE
1.4 m
6 s
09:31
5.4 m
12h
357° N
15 kts
max 17 kts
9%
5° C
1011 hpa
41° NE
1.1 m
6 s
4.3 m
15h
352° N
11 kts
max 13 kts
61%
5° C
1012 hpa
41° NE
0.9 m
6 s
16:17
1.9 m
18h
326° NW
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
4° C
1014 hpa
41° NE
0.7 m
6 s
2.6 m
21h
334° NNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
3° C
1014 hpa
40° NE
0.5 m
6 s
21:51
5.6 m

Sunday, Feb 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
262° W
3 kts
max 3 kts
99%
3° C
1014 hpa
55° NE
0.5 m
5 s
4.6 m
03h
192° SSW
8 kts
max 11 kts
98%
4° C
1012 hpa
103° ESE
0.7 m
5 s
2.2 m
06h
193° SSW
16 kts
max 21 kts
84%
5° C
1009 hpa
166° SSE
1.0 m
4 s
04:43
1.6 m
09h
200° SSW
22 kts
max 27 kts
99%
5° C
1008 hpa
184° S
1.5 m
5 s
10:14
5.8 m
12h
197° SSW
23 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
1005 hpa
187° S
1.8 m
6 s
5.1 m
15h
210° SSW
19 kts
max 25 kts
99%
0.7 mm
5° C
1003 hpa
192° SSW
1.5 m
6 s
2.4 m
18h
279° W
8 kts
max 15 kts
65%
0.49 mm
6° C
1001 hpa
198° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
17:10
1.4 m
21h
256° WSW
9 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
1001 hpa
207° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
22:30
6.0 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Feb 16

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
256° WSW
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
1000 hpa
220° SW
0.9 m
5 s
5.4 m
03h
253° WSW
10 kts
max 19 kts
99%
6° C
999 hpa
234° SW
0.8 m
4 s
2.5 m
06h
249° WSW
10 kts
max 20 kts
99%
6° C
998 hpa
240° WSW
0.8 m
4 s
05:33
1.2 m
09h
264° W
15 kts
max 24 kts
25%
7° C
998 hpa
247° WSW
0.8 m
4 s
4.9 m
12h
275° W
15 kts
max 23 kts
0%
9° C
998 hpa
252° WSW
0.8 m
4 s
10:51
6.1 m
15h
267° W
16 kts
max 24 kts
27%
9° C
998 hpa
255° WSW
0.8 m
4 s
2.9 m
18h
269° W
15 kts
max 26 kts
92%
7° C
999 hpa
234° SW
0.8 m
4 s
17:56
1.1 m
21h
273° W
15 kts
max 25 kts
47%
6° C
1000 hpa
241° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
4.6 m

Tuesday, Feb 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
266° W
13 kts
max 24 kts
99%
5° C
1001 hpa
244° WSW
0.7 m
4 s
23:03
6.3 m
03h
263° W
11 kts
max 19 kts
99%
5° C
1002 hpa
231° SW
0.7 m
5 s
3.1 m
06h
249° WSW
9 kts
max 14 kts
99%
5° C
1002 hpa
223° SW
0.7 m
5 s
06:19
0.9 m
09h
235° SW
7 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
1002 hpa
224° SW
0.7 m
5 s
4.0 m
12h
215° SW
12 kts
max 15 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
232° SW
0.8 m
4 s
11:22
6.3 m
15h
172° S
16 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.58 mm
7° C
998 hpa
221° SW
0.8 m
5 s
3.5 m
18h
241° WSW
19 kts
max 32 kts
99%
9° C
995 hpa
203° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
18:38
0.8 m
21h
249° WSW
21 kts
max 35 kts
99%
9° C
997 hpa
215° SW
0.9 m
5 s
3.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Feb 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
243° WSW
26 kts
max 39 kts
32%
9° C
996 hpa
226° SW
0.9 m
4 s
23:34
6.6 m
03h
243° WSW
27 kts
max 40 kts
75%
9° C
995 hpa
233° SW
0.9 m
5 s
3.9 m
06h
245° WSW
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
9° C
995 hpa
229° SW
0.8 m
5 s
07:01
0.7 m
09h
214° SW
17 kts
max 21 kts
99%
9° C
993 hpa
228° SW
0.9 m
5 s
2.8 m
12h
150° SSE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
1.45 mm
8° C
988 hpa
205° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
11:52
6.5 m
15h
243° WSW
17 kts
max 28 kts
99%
6.82 mm
9° C
985 hpa
197° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
4.3 m
18h
253° WSW
11 kts
max 19 kts
98%
1.38 mm
8° C
984 hpa
190° S
1.0 m
5 s
19:18
0.6 m
21h
342° NNW
5 kts
max 9 kts
86%
0.42 mm
7° C
988 hpa
176° S
1.1 m
5 s
2.3 m

Thursday, Feb 19

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
341° NNW
13 kts
max 16 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
159° SSE
1.1 m
6 s
00:04
6.8 m
03h
289° WNW
7 kts
max 12 kts
99%
0.67 mm
6° C
996 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
5 s
4.6 m
06h
10° N
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
1.87 mm
4° C
999 hpa
182° S
1.2 m
5 s
1.3 m
09h
17° NNE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
0.93 mm
5° C
1002 hpa
189° S
1.1 m
6 s
07:40
0.6 m
12h
50° NE
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
182° S
1.1 m
6 s
12:21
6.6 m
15h
68° ENE
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
175° S
1.1 m
5 s
4.9 m
18h
70° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
180° S
1.1 m
5 s
1.5 m
21h
71° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
6° C
1004 hpa
171° S
1.2 m
5 s
19:55
0.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Feb 20

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
119° ESE
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
6° C
1004 hpa
179° S
1.2 m
5 s
00:35
6.9 m
03h
134° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
99%
6° C
1003 hpa
181° S
1.3 m
6 s
5.3 m
06h
150° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
1001 hpa
176° S
1.3 m
6 s
1.7 m
09h
126° SE
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
6° C
995 hpa
205° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
08:16
0.5 m
12h
182° S
19 kts
max 35 kts
99%
13.41 mm
9° C
988 hpa
188° S
1.2 m
6 s
12:53
6.7 m
15h
180° S
22 kts
max 36 kts
99%
4.01 mm
10° C
980 hpa
194° SSW
1.2 m
6 s
5.4 m
18h
169° S
20 kts
max 32 kts
99%
2.79 mm
9° C
973 hpa
205° SSW
1.0 m
6 s
2.0 m
21h
274° W
17 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3.88 mm
8° C
973 hpa
202° SSW
1.0 m
6 s
20:29
0.6 m

Saturday, Feb 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
291° WNW
27 kts
max 38 kts
99%
0.65 mm
3° C
982 hpa
184° S
1.0 m
5 s
01:08
7.0 m
03h
290° WNW
27 kts
max 36 kts
99%
1.91 mm
4° C
991 hpa
189° S
0.9 m
5 s
5.8 m
06h
297° WNW
21 kts
max 28 kts
99%
3° C
996 hpa
201° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
2.2 m
09h
298° WNW
20 kts
max 29 kts
99%
4° C
1001 hpa
192° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
08:50
0.6 m
12h
298° WNW
19 kts
max 26 kts
15%
6° C
1003 hpa
195° SSW
1.0 m
5 s
13:29
6.7 m
15h
291° WNW
17 kts
max 22 kts
38%
6° C
1005 hpa
5.9 m
18h
300° WNW
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.57 mm
4° C
1006 hpa
2.6 m

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